Pak, Afghanistan agree to avoid escalation at border

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to avoid escalation at border during a meeting between representatives of the two sides in Chaman.

Citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Dawn reported that DIG Frontier Corps Balochistan led the Pakistani delegation while the Afghan side was headed by a Brigadier rank officer of the Afghan Border Police.

The Pakistani delegation informed the Afghan side that the Pakistani troops shall remain on its own side where they are deployed along the international border.